Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 66.  
 
PERFECTION. (This is not Richardson's) This so-called variety is a synonym of " Madame Courant," originated by Courant in 1850. For a description see page 80.

PHOENICA VARIEGATA. This so-called variety, which came into the trade from unknown sources since 1900, is a synonym of " Madame Courant," originated by Courant in 1850. For a description see page 80.

Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 80-81.  
 
MADAME COURANT.
Species — P. albiflora.
Originated by Courant, 1850.
Donated by De Graff Brothers.
Description of bloom — Type of bloom semi-double. Form of bloom flat, medium compact. Not differentiated. Color (total effect) pink and white ; guards clear 2 (154) violet rose; center clear, fades lilac white; secondary staminodes absent. Smooth, green carpels and cream stigmas. Fragrance unpleasant XX. Blooming time mid-season. Large size.
Description of plant — Habit of plant medium erect to drooping, tall, compact. Growth strong and healthy. Stem long, strong, red. Blooming habit free. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. P"oliage well furnished, dark green, coarse; veins red.
Commercial value — For cut bloom poor ; landscape value medium. Variety as a whole medium.
Synonyms— " Phoenica Variegata," "Perfection."
 

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 59.  
 
568. COURANT, MME; P. albiflora...(Courant, 1850)
(1) 1850, Dessert's MSS.
(2) Cornell Plot No. 347.

571. COURRIN, MADAM; P.
(1) Cornell Plot No. 348.

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 24-25.  
 
We cannot give a list of more than fourteen varieties of peonies which we would recommend for cut flower purposes out of the list we are now growing. We have many varieties, but they have not been sufficiently tested as yet. The list is as follows: Amabilis Grandiflora, white, very large, double, fringed petals, fine, very sweet; Caroline Mather, purple crimson, large, double and very dark; Delicatissima, rose, large, full, fine, sweet; Duchesse de Nemours, rose-pink, very large, double, sweet, one of the best; Elegans, outside petals dark pink, large salmon center, loose, fine, sweet; Festiva Maxima, creamy white with small center of carmine, round, early, in clusters, sweet; Francoise Ortegat, dark purple crimson, very large, fine, deep, double, and sweet; Fulgida, very dark crimson, good; Humei, rose, full, large, late, one of the best; La France, pink outside petals, with yellowish center, very fine; Perfection, outside petals rose lilac, inside salmon, sweet; Reine Hortense, pink, large, full globular, fine, fragrant; Triumph du Nord, violet rose, lilac shade; Victoria, rose, center yellowish.
W. & T. Smith Company, Geneva, N. Y.
 

Website/Catalog  (1903)  Page(s) 1.  
 
DOUBLE HERBACEOUS PAEONIES ....SERIES A Plants 50 cents each.
Perfection, rose lilac, inside salmon, sweet.

Website/Catalog  (1881)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Pivoines Herbacées
Madame Courant, rose, centre blanchâtre.